LeBron James wanted the inventor of the NBA's play-in tournament fired, but all the event did was put the Los Angeles Lakers back in the playoffs while delivering a back-and-forth thriller.
The Lakers topped the Golden State Warriors 103-100 on Wednesday in the fourth game of the play-in tournament, ensuring a turbulent and injury-riddled season won't end before the NBA playoffs. Awaiting the Lakers, now the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, will be the second-seeded Phoenix Suns.
Despite playing in only four of the regular season's last 30 games, James posted a triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Lakers their final lead.